Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 533

ing. Provided and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
that if any debt or debts shall or may be payable or due from
or to any person or persons debtor or Creditor living or
Trading into this Province, under thirty three shillings and
four pence or four hundred pounds of Tobacco, That then and
in such case it shall be tendred and paid in any one perticular
cofnodity or kind of Corn or provision that is made Currant
and rated as aforesaid, and not in diverse the said perticular
kind or Comodity to be at Ellection of the payor or debtor
this Act to Endure for three years or to the End of the next
Generall Assembly which shall first happen
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Counc^ll Board The house of Assembly
Signed p Order have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act for Recording the
Journall of the house of Assembly

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

Whereas it is thought fitt and good for the befitt and
Enlightning of future Assemblys that a Record be kept of
all proceedings that shall pass in the Lower house of Assembly
in this Province Be it therefore Enacted by the King and
Queens most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and
consent of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority
of the same that the Clerk of the Assembly for the time being
Transcribe the said Journall within two months after the disso-
lution or Prorogation of the said Assembly and deliver the
same into the Secretarys Office upon the penalty of five hun-
dred pounds of Tobacco to Our Soveraign Lord and Lady
the King & Queen for the Support of this Government and
the loss of his Salary for his Service in the Assembly the said
fine & forfeiture to be leavyed upon the said Clerk by the
appointing of the Gov^r of this Province for the time being
upon Certificate from the Secretary of this Province for the
time being that the s^d Journall as afores^d is not by the Clerk
of the Assembly delivered into the Secretary's Office afores^d
And it is hereby furth^r Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that
the Secretary of this Province for the time being shall be
Enjoyn'd to Examine the Sec^rys Office touch^g the purports of
this Act, and make Certificate to the Gov^r for the time being th^t
thereby the fine & forfeiture afores^d may the more duly be paid
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Counc^ll Board The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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